# What kind of dance is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785 "2011-06-25T01:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/1 "2011-06-25T01:09:57Z")
I can’t stop watching these two guys: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0QqrRy0esuk/hqdefault.jpg "waldeck memories (freemack paris remix).clip") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QqrRy0esuk) It’s towards the end time stamp: 2:05 What the heck are they doing? It’s funny and awesome. And what kind of music would they be dancing to? ---
**Author:** ![Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/2 "2011-06-25T02:19:48Z")
This looks like the same clip with the original music. It says it’s the Charleston. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s58iTzznkp0/hqdefault.jpg "Charleston -- Original Al & Leon Style!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58iTzznkp0) ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/3 "2011-06-25T02:30:03Z")
Here’s a clip of Ginger Rogers doing the same style of dance: [Ginger Rogers - Charleston Scene from Roxie Hart (1942) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myq6hg2gcWw&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/4 "2011-06-25T05:01:55Z")
I’m not convinced that it’s the Charleston- earlier in the clip it’s the Charleston, but I think the ending is more in the style of swing/jitterbug/Lindy Hop. Check out [this clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5whbjvl0JTY) starting at 0:30 or[this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dko0iEOG19s) for a more modern take. Imagine that the men in the OP are dancing with partners. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/5 "2011-06-25T05:07:40Z")
Definitely Charleston. The first guy starts off with some basic 20’s-style Charleston with foot fans. The second guy does an exaggerated version of this – something almost like 30s-style Charleston. The third fella (who is possibly the first guy, back for more) does the classic “scarecrow” move. And so forth. ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/6 "2011-06-25T05:07:59Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dance-is-this/586785/7 "2011-06-25T05:10:12Z")
> [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](#): > > This looks like the same clip with the original music. It says it’s the Charleston. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58iTzznkp0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58iTzznkp0) Al Minns and Leon James! Makes sense now. This particular clip is a lot clearer than the previous one.